03:23 PM EDT, 08/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in late Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each adding 0.3%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.4%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.5%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 0.3% to $59,153, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 4 basis points to 3.91%.

In economic news, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased as expected by 0.2% in July, following a 0.1% gain in June. The year-over-year rate was unchanged from the 2.5% increase in the previous month. The core PCE price index increased 0.2% for the second month in a row, matching forecasts. The year-over-year rate remained at 2.6% for the third straight month.

The Institute for Supply Management's Chicago PMI reading rose to 46.1 in August from 45.3 in July, compared with the expected 44.8 print in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index was revised upward to 67.9 for August from 67.8 in the preliminary estimate, compared with expectations for 68.1 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

In corporate news, Banco Macro ( BMA ) shares jumped 6.2% as JP Morgan upgraded the company's stock to neutral from underweight.